Episode 2

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26th Jan 2022

Hometown Cha Cha Cha & Thoreau - The Art of Living Well

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Beep and CC dive deep into the connections between Netflix kdrama worldwide hit Hometown Cha Cha Cha (starring Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho) and the classic work of American literature Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. From the character of Chief Hong to the themes of loss and finding new purpose to the focus on natural beauty, Hometown Cha Cha Cha is a powerful contemporary reexamination of Walden set in a 21st century seaside Korean village.

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Intro music: “Homehouse,” courtesy of Delicates.

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Now covering Hometown Cha Cha Cha.

Intro music, “Homehouse,” courtesy of Delicates.

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CC & Beep

CC is a Gen X recovering lawyer and full time wrangler of three children, a dog, and three cats based in Washington, DC. From science fiction to fantasy to historical drama, CC loves to escape to other worlds through story. In particular, CC is a fan of stories that hold up a mirror to human nature but inspire us to try to do better. She is a proud fangirl at heart and loves to talk and write about television like she was still an English major back in college. When she runs out of people in real life to talk to about stories, she ends up on Twitter or recording podcasts still talking about … you guessed it, television.

Beep is a Corporate America defector who writes stuff no one reads, plays around with coding, dabbles in making different kinds of art, and loves her pup, Auggie. It’s been said she watches way too much television. Is there even such a thing? Doubtful. Beep’s passionate about mental health and dogs! Send dog pics. For real. Anywhere, anytime. When it comes to things she hates, her motto is “just keep scrolling.” She resides in Tennessee.